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Judge Sets Accelerated Schedule for Case on White House Order Blocking Testimony of Impeachment Witness

(Pixabay) A federal judge in the District of Columbia on Thursday set an accelerated schedule for a case that will decide whether a key impeachment witness must testify after he refused to do so earlier this week, citing a White House order saying he was immune from a congressional subpoena. Judge Richard Leon, a George…

Trump changes primary residence to Florida | TheHill

President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump congratulates Washington Nationals on World Series win Trump hints that dog injured in al-Baghdadi raid will visit White House Vindman says White House lawyer moved Ukraine call to classified server: report MORE changed his primary residence from Manhattan to Palm Beach, Fla., according to documents filed with the Palm Beach County…

Both sides claim win in White House official’s impeachment testimony | TheHill

Tim Morrison, a senior National Security Council (NSC) aide who is leaving the White House, appeared for more than eight hours behind closed doors in the Capitol on Thursday, delivering testimony in which he both verified previous witness accounts of a quid pro quo with Ukraine and asserted that he saw nothing “illegal” in Trump’s dealings with Kiev.Morrison’s testimony as part…

Scalise: Pelosi Using Impeachment Probe to Influence 2020 Election

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) told reporters Thursday that House Democrat leaders are using the partisan impeachment inquiry to help decide who will be the next president of the United States, suggesting the probe will interfere with the 2020 elections. While briefing reporters in the wake of the House Democrat’s approval, along party lines,…

GOP Sen. Jim Risch Offers Citizenship to Kurdish, Syrian Populations

Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) is pushing a new bill that would transport many Muslims from chaotic Syria and Kurdistan into America’s schools and workplaces. The bill creates a refugee program for Syrians and Kurds who claim to have helped U.S.-funded armed groups, such as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Risch is the chairman of the…

Koch Network: Trump’s Reducing of Refugee Inflow Is ‘Not Warranted’

President Trump’s plan to continue reducing refugee resettlement across the United States is “not warranted,” according to the pro-mass immigration Koch brothers’ network of donor class organizations. As Breitbart News reported, Trump is set to continue cutting refugee admissions next year by reducing former President Obama’s refugee inflow by at least 80 percent. This reduction…

Steve Schmidt: If Trump Is Not Impeached the American Republic Will No Longer Exist | Breitbart

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Deadline,” Steve Schmidt, John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign manager, said President Donald Trump must be removed from office by impeachment or “we don’t live in the American republic that existed from 1787 until 2017.” Schmidt said, “I think that the conduct from what we know about the testimony is pretty clear. He asked the president…

Fox News’s Catherine Herridge Contract Lapses, She Heads To CBS

October 31, 2019 10:33 AM ET Catherine Herridge, a beloved investigative correspondent at Fox News, is leaving the network after 23 years to go to work for CBS News. Media reporters like CNN’s Chief Media Correspondent Brian Stelter are taking the moment to gloat, insinuating that Herridge’s departure marks another defection from the network. Shepard…

Aaron Sorkin Used Fake News To Hit Zuckerberg For Not Fact-Checking Facebook’s Political Ads

October 31, 2019 4:30 PM ET Film director Aaron Sorkin made numerous factual errors in a New York Times editorial Thursday lambasting Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for posting politicians’ false advertisements. Sorkin took issue with Zuckerberg’s decision to cite free speech and freedom of expression as the chief reason why he implemented a policy protecting…

British election campaign kicks off on no-Brexit day

LONDON (Reuters) – On the day Britain was supposed to have left the European Union, voters instead faced the start of an election campaign, with opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn pledging to overthrow a “rigged system” he said was run by billionaires and tax dodgers. After failing to deliver Brexit by the Oct. 31 deadline,…

UK will not appoint new BoE chief before December 12 election: official

FILE PHOTO: Mark Carney the Governor of the Bank of England speaks at the bank’s quarterly Inflation Report Press Conference in London, Britain August 1, 2019. Chris J Ratcliffe/Pool via REUTERSLONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government will not name a successor to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney before a national election due on Dec. 12,…

WeWork, former CEO Adam Neumann accused of pregnancy discrimination

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The former chief of staff to ousted WeWork CEO Adam Neumann has accused him and the company of discrimination, saying she was belittled for getting pregnant, forced out of her job in favor of a man making more than twice her salary when she took maternity leave and ultimately fired for…

Exclusive: Hedge fund Sachem Head pushes Instructure to explore a sale – sources

(Reuters) – Hedge fund Sachem Head Capital Management has built a stake in Instructure Inc (INST.N) and plans to push the U.S. educational software company to explore alternatives, including selling itself, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Scott Ferguson, Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager for Sachem Head Capital Management LP,…

North Korea launches two suspected missiles after warnings to Washington

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired two suspected missiles into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan on Thursday, according to military officials in Japan and South Korea, ending nearly a month-long lull in testing after denuclearization talks stalled. The launches, which Japanese authorities identified as likely ballistic missiles, were the first since one…

North Korea conducted successful test of multiple rocket launchers on Thursday: KCNA

People watch a TV broadcast showing a file footage for a news report on North Korea firing two projectiles, possibly missiles, into the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan, in Seoul, South Korea, October 31, 2019. REUTERS/Heo RanSEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea conducted another test of super-large multiple rocket launchers successfully on Thursday afternoon,…

Trump impeachment effort passes first test in divided U.S. Congress

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A deeply divided U.S. House of Representatives took a major step on Thursday in the effort to impeach President Donald Trump when lawmakers approved rules for the next, more public, stage in the Democratic-led inquiry into Trump’s attempt to have Ukraine investigate a domestic political rival. In the first formal test of…

Couple’s beach wedding photo shoot goes viral after ocean tide ruins bride’s dress

A Texas couple’s beachside wedding photos didn’t turn out quite the way they expected after an ocean tide caused them to tumble, ruining the bride’s dress in the process.In a now-viral photo shoot posted on Reddit, Tim and Bekah Blakely-Savage are seen being washed away by the ocean while they kiss and pose for the…

Protests break out on UNLV campus before Tomi Lahren speech

In the latest episode of Fox Nation’s “No Interruption,” Tomi Lahren traveled to her alma mater to speak with conservative students about the struggles they face on campus, but some UNLV students took issue with her visit.”As misguided as I think it is, it’s the American way of life that we’re able to [express ourselves] and I’m sure…

Florida sheriff calls woman’s domestic abuse murder worst he’s ever seen, calls for laws to change

As the tight-knit community of Osceola County, Florida mourns last week’s brutal murder of Nicole Montalvo, Sheriff Russ Gibson is left wondering if and how the justice system failed the young mother and longtime victim of domestic violence.The state of the body, he said, is in one of the worst conditions he has ever seen…

Two House Democrats break ranks with Pelosi on impeachment rules vote

Two House Democrats broke ranks with their party leadership on Thursday’s highly-contentious vote for a resolution setting the rules for the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.The resolution passed 232-196 but lacked votes from Reps. Jeff Van Drew, D-N.J., who has long expressed skepticism about impeachment, and Collin Peterson, D-Minn, whose district Trump won by 31 points. No Republicans voted for the resolution, signaling…

Erdogan Ally Met With Omar, Contributed to Her Campaign

Representative Ilhan Omar at the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., March 13, 2019 (Leah Millis/Reuters) Representative Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) has received a $1,500 campaign donation from a lobbying group with ties to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The donation, first reported by the Daily Caller, was made on September 30 by the Turkish American Steering Committee…

Republicans: Pelosi’s Impeachment Inquiry a ‘Soviet-Style Show Trial’ | Breitbart

Wikimedia Commons The Republican National Committee (RNC) said Thursday that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) wanted a “Soviet-style show trial,” ahead of a House of Representatives vote on rules for an “impeachment inquiry.” The RNC’s protest came the day after Democrats on the House Rules Committee rejected every one of 17 amendments offered by…

CNN Touts ‘President Pelosi’ as a Trump Impeachment Possibility

As House Democrats seek to progress their efforts Thursday to impeach President Donald Trump, CNN is speculating whether one unintended consequence could see Vice President Mike Pence also sidelined, leaving the way clear for Nancy Pelosi to take the reins of office. The fantasy outcome is contained in an opinion piece by Paul Callan, a contributor…

GOP Sen. Mike Lee to Renew Push for College Job Giveaway Bill

Utah GOP Sen. Mike Lee is expected to try again on Thursday to pass his S.386 bill, which helps India’s graduates grab hundreds of thousands of college level jobs from American graduates. All GOP Senators are expected to stay silent while Lee pushes his bill that rewards roughly 300,000 of India’s contract workers in the…

Yang: Trump Impeachment ‘Lost Opportunity’ for Dems to Present ‘Positive Vision’  | Breitbart

Mario Tama/Getty Images Presidential candidate Andrew Yang on Tuesday evening warned Democrats that impeaching President Donald Trump will allow the president to dominate the news cycles and prevent Democrats from presenting a “positive vision” of America that voters can rally around in 2020. Yang told CNN’s Don Lemon that he has “been on board with…

The Hill’s Morning Report — Presented by Better Medicare Alliance — Big impeachment vote in House today | TheHill

Welcome to The Hill’s Morning Report. Happy Halloween! Our newsletter gets you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy, plus trends to watch. Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver are the up-early co-creators. Find us @asimendinger and @alweaver22 on Twitter and CLICK HERE to subscribe!****  After 95 years, Washington celebrates! The…

Senate GOP shifts tone on impeachment | TheHill

Senate Republicans are taking the House impeachment proceedings against President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump congratulates Washington Nationals on World Series win Trump hints that dog injured in al-Baghdadi raid will visit White House Vindman says White House lawyer moved Ukraine call to classified server: report MORE more seriously as damaging revelations against the president mount and…

‘I Wish My Name Was Hunter Biden’: Donald Trump Jr. Has A Theory On How To Give ‘Fake News Media’ An ‘Aneurysm’

October 30, 2019 11:03 PM ET Donald Trump Jr. speculated that the “fake news media” would have an “aneurysm” if his name was Hunter Biden. Appearing on Fox News’ “Hannity” on Wednesday night, the eldest son of President Donald Trump lambasted the “double-standard” that exists when the son of ex-Democratic Vice President Joe Biden gets…

Asian stocks rally after Fed cut, BOJ sends clearer easing signal

TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares jumped on Thursday to a three-month high and the dollar fell broadly after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected and U.S. Treasury yields declined. FILE PHOTO: A man is reflected on a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Issei KatoMSCI’s broadest index…

Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot plan to create world’s No.4 carmaker

MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler (FCHA.MI) and Peugeot owner PSA (PEUP.PA) plan to join forces through a 50-50 share swap to create the world’s fourth-largest automaker, they said on Thursday, triggering a new wave of consolidation in the car industry. Logos of Peugeot and Fiat are seen in this illustration picture taken October 30, 2019.…

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